Lincoln: The lying, theiving, cut-throat, socialistic yankee

dan_curtis

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Listen up: You won't learn this in school.

Lincoln, after eight days in office, plotted to begin the war.

Where? Not Ft. Sumter; Ft. Pickens, in Florida.

Let's begin by quoting good ole lying, theiving, cut-throating, socialistic Abe.

"... There can be no conflict unless you [the south] are the aggressors. ..."

This was stated in Lincolns first inaugural address.

Later, I believe in 1863, he said that "The war will cease when it has been ended by those who began it."

Who began it? Why? Certainly the south had no reason to begin the war. They knew their numbers were too small and their supplies too few.

Eight days after Lincolns inauguration, Lincoln began plotting. While he was plotting, there was an armistice in place between the US and South Carolina. So he plotted against Ft Pickens, in Florida.

On Jan 28, 1861 an armistice was signed with Florida, meaning that a boat, the USS Brooklyn, had to stop. It was commanded by a Captain Vogdes. The US then elected Lincoln. Eight days after being elected, he sent an order to Vogdes, using Winfeild Scott as a middle man. On March 12, Vogdes was ordered to land his troops at Ft. Pickens. Vogdes then requested needed supplies to make this landing from Cpt. H. A. Adams. Adams denied these supplies. He stated that to make this move would violate the armistace and would be an "Act of War." Vogdes forwarded that response to Gideon Welles, who sent a letter to Adams stating that he was "Sorry to hear" of his unwillingness to work with Vogdes. He was told to provision Vogdes so he could land. THIS WAS AN ACT OF WAR.

Edit: Sorry, yank.

(Message edited by dan_curtis on July 11, 2004)
 
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